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Required Academic Credentials from Non-U.S. Institutions

The assessment of a degree from an international institution is based upon the characteristics of a national system of education, the type of institution, the accreditation/recognition, the level of study and number of years of post-secondary study.

If you completed coursework for your degree at multiple institutions, provide the required documents from each institution. An official transcript/academic record must be an original or an attested copy with an original institutional seal and signature. The attested copy should be issued and signed/stamped by the same office that issues original documents. Notarized copies are not acceptable.

The Rackham Graduate School reserves the right to verify the accuracy and authenticity of the educational documents submitted to our office.

A “true” copy prepared and signed by a faculty member, city or government official or notary public is not considered official.

An evaluation provided by a credential service, for example, Educational Credentials Evaluators (ECE) or World Education Services (WES) is not accepted by Rackham. Exception, the Rackham Graduate School will accept electronic evaluations from Educational Perspectives (EP)

Original educational documents will not be returned. All documentation received becomes the property of the Rackham Graduate School and will not be returned.

English Translation Guidelines

English translations must be literal, word for word translations in the same format as the original academic record. If your academic institution does not supply an official translation, we will accept an official translation prepared by a professional licensed translation service or from an Education USA office in your region.

Submitting Electronic Transcripts

Applicants have the option (not mandatory) to use Certifile transcript submission through their ApplyWeb application account. ApplyWeb has partnered with CHESICC, Educational Perspectives (EP) and Digitary Inc. to verify, evaluate and deliver your credentials electronically to our office.

Benefits of using electronic submission:

Your credential elevations/verifications will be submitted directly to the Rackham Graduate School.

You only need to request one set for all Rackham applications if applying to more than one program.

This will complete STEP 2 in the Transcript Submission Two-Step Process. Do not submit paper copies of the same credentials.

If You Have Only Attended Institutions in China

Applicants who have only attended institutions in China can use the CHESICC Service to submit electronic transcripts.

Costs

ApplyWeb fees are $12 for the first credential and $10 each for additional credential.

Degree Required

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the Bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript sent to the Rackham Graduate School.

Official documents must be provided from the institution awarding the degree.

Africa: French-Patterned Systems

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Congo

Cote d’Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gabon

Guinea

Madagascar

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Republic of the Congo

Senegal

Togo

Degree Required

University Maitrise

Diplome d’Ingenieur

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the Bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript sent to the Rackham Graduate School. This set must include 2 versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).

This set must include 2 versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas

Degree Required

Completion of a Bachelor’s degree requiring a minimum of four years of university study.

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the Bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript, in English only, to the Rackham Graduate School

Canada

Degree Required

Three-year Bacheliere degree from Quebec

Four-year Bachelor’s degree

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the Bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript to the Rackham Graduate School

Central, Eastern and Western Europe (excluding France and Germany)

Degree Required

University degree requiring a minimum of four years of study.

Documents Required

One set of official academic records sent to the Rackham Graduate School

This set must include 2 versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).

One version must be in the native language

One version must be an official English translation

Central and South America

Degree Required

University degree requiring a minimum of four years of study.

Documents Required

One set of official academic records sent to the Rackham Graduate School

This set must include 2 versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).

One version must be in the native language

One version must be an official English translation

China

Degree Required

University Bachelor’s degree requiring a minimum of four years of study.

Documents Required

One set of official academic records sent to the Rackham Graduate School

This set must include 2 versions of your official final transcripts. If you have completed all the degree requirements and the degree has been awarded, submit the Certificate of Graduation, and Degree Certificate (a copy of the original certificate of graduation and degree certificate attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).

One version must be in the native language

One version must be an official English translation

France

Degree Required

Completion of a University Maitrise

Completion of the first two years of the Diplome d’Ingenieur from a Grandes Ecoles

Documents Required

One set of official academic records sent to the Rackham Graduate School

This set must include 2 versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).

One version must be in the native language

One version must be an official English translation

Germany

Degree Required

Diplom

Magister Artium

Staatsexamen

The vordiplom and zwischenpruefung are not considered adequate preparation for graduate study at the University of Michigan

Documents Required

One set of official academic records sent to the Rackham Graduate School

This set must include 2 versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).

Degree Required

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the Bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript, in English only, to the Rackham Graduate School

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal

Degree Required

Completion of a University four-year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, or Medicine

Completion of a three-year Bachelor’s degree followed by a completed two-year Master’s degree.

Three-year Bachelor’s degrees do not meet the minimum requirements for admission to the Rackham Graduate School.

Documents Required

One set of University official final transcripts/academic records/mark sheets from all semesters and diploma (a copy of the original diploma certified by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable), indicating degree and date conferred, sent to the Rackham Graduate School.

If you have completed all the degree requirements and the degree has been awarded, submit the Degree diploma (a copy of the original diploma attested by the University awarding the degree is acceptable)

Official documents must be provided from the Registrar or Controller of Examinations at the institution awarding the degree.

Submitting Academic Documents from India Electronically

Middle East and North Africa

Degree Required

Completion of a Bachelor’s degree requiring a minimum of four years of university study.

Documents Required

One set of official academic records sent to the Rackham Graduate School

This set must include 2 versions of your official, final transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).

One version must be in the native language

One version must be an official English translation

Scotland

Degree Required

Completion of a first degree requiring a minimum of four years of study.

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the Bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript to the Rackham Graduate School

United Kingdom (Excluding Scotland)

Degree Required

Completion of a Bachelor’s (Honours) degree.

Documents Required

One set of official final transcripts with the Bachelor’s degree posted or a current “in progress” transcript to the Rackham Graduate School

European Higher Education Area

Degree Required

Applicants whose educational experience includes a Bachelor’s, Master’s or a Ph.D. degree based on the three-cycle structure will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine eligibility.

Documents Required

One set of official diploma supplements, official transcripts, or academic records and diplomas in the native language and official translations of all documents to the Rackham Graduate School

If you attended more than one institution to complete degree requirements, (example: ERASMUS/exchange program), you must submit official academic records from all institutions where you completed coursework toward the degree

The diploma supplement is acceptable for completed programs when submitting your official transcripts and diplomas (a copy of the original diploma attested by the institution awarding the degree is acceptable).